-Amazing insurance benefits -Pantry stocked with breakfast items and refreshments, all free -Parking garage access -Free breakfast on the first Friday of each month (tacos, bagels, etc...) -Most federal holidays are recognized, since the market is closed on those days -2 weeks of additional leave every 5 years

Cons

-Very little forward thinking (hard to explain without writing a novel) -Low pay for current job market -Focus on dog-and-pony, not results -Advancement for favorites, not productivity -Numbers are constantly fudged to show results desired by the Board -Overly micro-managed, spent one-third of my day not working on the job but showing the work I did for the other two-thirds2/3

Advice to Management

Find ways to embrace and advance your hardest workers and forward thinkers, not just the "Yes" people. To much time spent on the dog-and-pony show and not enough focus on results, which shows in the market.

- great people, good base pay. - all of the people were very smart, sometimes slightly intimidating

Cons

- lousy bonuses (declined substantially during my time there). - not enoug opportunity for movement and growth - long hours - the company is bleeding assets and doesn't have a good long term strategy to bring business back